Oar fish

*oarfish* Any of several deep water, marine, ribbon fish. Its long, thin body has a dorsal fin extending along its entire length. Two long oar-like pelvic fins protrude from beneath the head. Length: to 6m (20ft). Genus Regalecus.

Oarfish - The world's longest fish are captivating fish with long, slim, usually shiny silver bodies, with bright crimson fins, often with a large red plume on its head.

The giant oarfish Regalecus glesne (© John Norris Wood) The beautiful artwork by John Norris Wood that opens this present ShukerNature blog article is the very first illustration of the giant oarfish Regalecus glesne that I ever saw. It appeared in a 96-issue part-work publication from the late 1960s that in Britain was entitled Purnell's Encyclopedia of Animal Life (and Funk and Wagnall's Wildlife Encyclopedia in the States), and which my parents bought me each week as a child. Such was…

Field book of giant fishes New York,G. P. Putnam[1949] biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6278784

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A quick paint study of one of the coolest and weirdest fish in the ocean: the giant oarfish. They are rarely seen alive and some say that the largest on... Giant Oarfish

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An elongated fish living in temperate to tropical water. Rarely seen.

Ribbon Fish